Dog Tags Found - Vietnam

I make attempts at not discussing subjects not relative to pool here in RSB
but my son sent me the following story, which I had heard before. The story
is very close to my heart and I hope it will be close to yours as well.
It is an almost unbelievable tale. God forbid if it were a farce. I don't
think anyone could be so cold-blooded to make up a myth of this type.
Dave Matlock, a pool player as many of you already know gave me the impetus
to post this story.
One of the men in this story was named Michael Matlock.
I'll leave the story as I found it.
Semper Fi,
JoeyA
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Dog Tags Found In Viet Nam
On a recent "Today Show" there was a story about two
men who went to Hanoi on a business trip. The men encountered a guy
selling old GI dog tags from US servicemen who were killed during the
Viet Nam War. They were disgusted by the thought of this man profiting
from the sale of these tags. Upon returning to the U.S., they decided
to go back to Viet Nam and purchase ALL the dog tags. They did so,
paying 19 cents per tag! They brought home several hundred tags. The plan
is to return the tags to surviving family members, when they can find them.
The process has already begun with one set being turned over to a
grieving Mom on July 4th, (coincidentally, it was on her birthday)!
These two men have set up a website, http://www.founddogtags.com/
listing the names of all those whose tags they purchased.
If you lost friends, family, or know of someone who
lost a loved one in Viet Nam, I suggest you check out this website. If
you recognize a name, there's an e-mail address to contact these two
men and to help in their efforts to return the dogtag to it's rightful
survivor. I'm sure a family member would be eternally grateful to have such
an important item returned. Please help by checking this website.
And please send the website address to everyone you know. The more people
who see the lists, the greater the chance of returning ALL the
tags to those who lost loved ones in Viet Nam!
The discovery of these tags after so many years from
servicemen dead, missing and in some cases still alive is
mindboggling when you consider the emotions that will be reignited.I leave
you to your own thoughts on this one
Wild Bill
Home: Wildbil...@aol.com
Work: Bill.Bev...@la.ngb.army.mil
Drill: William.Bev...@lanewo.ang.af.mil

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